INCOPA is the European Inorganic Coagulants Producers Association.

It represents more than 30 producers and 80 sites in Europe, which are responsible for 85% of the European coagulant production capacity.

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Our industry creates values

RELIABILITY

Inorganic coagulants are pivotal for safe drinking water and efficient wastewater purification. They
are produced in Europe, thus ensuring a reliable local supply.

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

Chemical water treatment is the most energy efficient water treatment technology and has a low carbon footprint.

SAFETY

Coagulants are essential for protecting human health and improving environmental performance. INCOPA members are committed to the highest product quality and environmental standards in Europe.

COST-EFFICIENCY

Chemical water treatment is the most cost efficient and state of the art technology. Coagulant use represents only 0.5% of the total cost of water purification (0.5€ on 100€, per person per year).

CIRCULARITY

Our products, as well as their applications, contribute to the Circular Economy: thanks to
the use of inorganic coagulants 1/3 of the phosphorus used in Europe could be recycled.

Latest News

15 December 2020

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report – IVL

The Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) has published a Lif

08 September 2020

INCOPA provides input to the stakeholder consultation for the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive revision

INCOPA welcomes the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Direct

Our key numbers

1 Billion EUR

The industry contributes 1 billion EUR to the European economy

80 Production units

In Europe, our members operate 80 production units and produce 4 million tonnes of coagulants

70% of our Raw Materials

70% of our raw materials are high quality by-products from other industries.

 

1st to use Chemical Purification

The first to use chemical purification were the Egyptians around 1500 BC

71% of the Global Population

In 2015, 71% of the global population
(5.2 billion people) used a safely managed drinking water service

4 Billion People

We estimate around 4 billion people have access to drinking water treated with coagulants.

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